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Scenic Painting Portfolio

Groucho: A Life in Revue

scenic design - David P. Gordon
select photography - Mark Garvin

Hotel Kiosk
Scenic Rendering Unpainted piece Wood basing and applied tile texture Wood graining Tile pounce Tile process Tile process cont. Finished tile Finished kiosk


Elf the Musical

scenic design - Robert Andrew Kovach
select photography - Mark Garvin

Chung Fu Palace Sign
Scenic Rendering Grout and roof tile base Brick layer Yellow base layer Highlight and shadow layer Added letters Plexiglass lanterns Lines drawn on Applying highlights Finished lantern


Santa's Workshop
Scenic rendering Ducks cnc'd on foam Ducks shaped and base layer yellow Finished ducks Hippo toy shaped Finished hippo Dog toy cnc'd on foam dog toy shaped Green dog toy in progress Blue dog toy in progress Finished green dog toy Finished blue dog toy Applying wood glaze to left panel Applying wood glaze to right panel Archway with applied wood texture and glaze Finished archway with emphasized wood grain
Santa's Cabin
Assembled cabin unpainted Adding wood texture to cardboard tubes Adding wood texture to cardboard tubes Initial glaze of logs Initial glaze of logs Second glaze layer Close up of log ends Close up of log ends with added shadows Assembled cabin before adding shadow



Driving Miss Daisy

scenic design - Roman Tatarwicz
select photography - Mark Garvin

Atlanta Drop

Sharpie drawing from chalk pounce transfer Background layer Flowers, branches, and Georgia layer First layer on building Close up progress shot of building Close up progress shot of building cont. Close up progress shot of building cont. Starting outlining letters Continuing outlining letters Finished drop

Hay Fever

scenic design - Roman Tatarwicz
select photography - Mark Garvin



Unpainted set Process photo of walls being painted Process of walls and trim being painted

Faux Slate Patio
Slate layout drawn onto platform Close up of texture applied to platform Full texture applied to platform Base glaze layer First dirt layer Additional dirt layer Dirt and shadow layer

Madagascar JR.

scenic design - Brian Froonjian

Rolling Rock Platform

Rolling rock platform construction Adding organic rock shaping to original structure using recycled materials Covering the piece in canvas First layer of texture mixture of joint compound, cornstarch, and sawdust Second layer of texture mixture of wood glue First layer of paint - scumble of grays First dirty glaze Drybrushing lighter gray paints Adding shading and another dirt glaze, then adding plastic turf skirt to base Adding fake foliage Finished piece

Brick sample on wood

Taping out grout lines Using a textured roller, painting on brick colors Removing tape Adding additional textured grout and shadowing individual bricks

Foliage + Brick Sample on Canvas
Reference image Gridding out the canvas and starting the charcoal drawing Taping out grout lines Taping out grout lines continued Painting brick color Removing tape Painting branches Shading branches Applying first layers of foliage Adding highlight layers to foliage and initial layers to statue Final piece

Faux Stained Glass on Plexiglass

Reference Photo Painting faux leading Initial foliage layer against white background Initial foliage layer held up to light Initial sky layer against white background Sky layer held up to light Robe layer Shadow and face layer against white background Shadow and face layer held up to light Finished piece framed in lightbox FInished piece with LED lights turned on


Faux Mosaic Tile
Taping out grout lines Applying homemade tile texture with a palette knife Removing tape Adding first layer of polyurethane and alcohol dye to create a faux glaze look Finished piece Detailed close up Detailed close up

Scrim Drop Sample
Sharpie sketch on bogus paper Laying scrim over top of sketch Adding first layers of sky and landscape Adding first layers of the house on the right Adding layers of detail on the right and first layers of house in the center Adding first layers of lower left houses, as well as darker layers of landscape Starting the left tree and finishing the path and bridge over river in lower left Additional layers on trees and landscape Additional layers on trees, landscape, and houses for texture Finished piece removed from the floor